The Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane has confirmed he expects to leave the club before the end of the transfer window, and has denied he is interested only in a move to another London club.

The Republic of Ireland captain, who will lead his country and win his 109th cap in Wednesday's friendly against Croatia, has fallen behind several others, including Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe, in Tottenham's plans.

He has been linked with several clubs over the summer yet remains a Spurs player with just three days left before the start of the new Premier League season.

"It's probably likely that I will be going but I can't really answer where to at the moment. There's obviously a lot of speculation but there's still a couple of weeks to go and we'll see what happens.

"I haven't turned down anything. I think there's a few people talking to the clubs but that's all I can really say at the moment. I'm sure in the next couple of weeks it will be sorted out. It's very unlikely anything will happen before the weekend."

Asked if his preference was to stay in London, Keane said: "No, I'll move. I don't know why this story keeps coming out that I want to stay in London. I've never said that. I'm quite happy to go anywhere. For me, it's just about playing regular football and if that's outside London I'm not too bothered."

Keane had a loan spell with West Ham last season, but could not help the club avoid relegation. He said he hopes to remain in the Premier League.

"Of course clubs have to agree a fee but, not being disrespectful at all to the Championship, if I got an option to play in the Premier League, I'm obviously going to take that. But there's been no talk of any Championship team."

Keane may have struggled at club level recently but his form for the Republic suggests he can still perform at a high level. In June, he scored both goals in a 2-0 Euro 2012 qualifying victory over Macedonia to take his total to 51 goals in 108 international appearances.

The Republic face potentially crucial qualifying games against Slovakia and Russia at the start of September, and Keane insists he will be fully focused come the time of those games.

Shane Long, whose move from Reading to West Brom was confirmed on Tuesday, will line up alongside Keane in attack for Ireland.